89% of IT Buyers found ESG goals more
difficult to meet as a result of upgrades to their IT
infrastructure for AI adoption
SANTA
CLARA, Calif., Nov. 13,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Storage® (NYSE: PSTG), the
IT pioneer that delivers the world's most advanced data storage
technology and services, in partnership with Wakefield Research,
released a new report identifying the hurdles organizations across
industries face in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI),
and unveiling the often overlooked energy requirements of this
advanced technology.
The new report, "Drivers of Change: Meeting the Energy and Data
Challenges of AI Adoption," reveals the importance of reassessing
data infrastructure to truly reap the benefits of AI, keep energy
costs in line, and stay on track with corporate environmental
goals.
Survey highlights:
The survey, fielded among 500 IT
buyers at companies of 500+ employers across the U.S. and
Europe, found that:
- The Need for Computing Power is Surging, Driven by AI
Adoption: For 88% of those who have adopted AI, the need for
computing power is up dramatically. Nearly half (47%) have had to
double their computing power or more since adopting AI.
- Organizations Did Not Anticipate the Energy Demands of
AI: 73% of IT buyers were not completely prepared for the
energy requirements of AI.
- Energy Consumption is Just One AI Burden: For 73%, AI
requires or will require data management upgrades of some kind.
Among specific upgrades: data management tools (48%), data
management processes (46%), and data storage infrastructure
(46%).
- As a Result, Nearly All (96%) Have Already or Plan to Update
Their IT Infrastructure: 29% of IT Buyers say AI has or will
require a complete overhaul.
- These Challenges Have Set Back Businesses' Sustainability
Goals: 89% have found ESG goals more difficult to meet as a
result of upgrades to their IT infrastructure after AI adoption.
However, 60% of those who have already adopted AI technologies (or
plan to in the next 12 months) stated they invested in or will
invest in more energy-efficient hardware to meet ESG goals.
Industry significance:
AI adoption is on the rise
across industries, yet most organizations lack the necessary
infrastructure to handle the high-performance data demands and
energy requirements essential for maximizing its benefits. This
limitation poses a challenge to the successful implementation of AI
to support critical corporate initiatives, including those aimed at
achieving environmental goals. Nearly all IT buyers feel pressure
to reduce their carbon footprint. In fact, most agree that meeting
IT goals is impossible without properly preparing IT infrastructure
to support AI.
The demand for smarter infrastructure has never been more
pressing. Legacy systems often cannot support the massive AI data
pipelines required to get the most from machine learning. As AI
continues to accelerate in adoption, IT teams require an efficient,
reliable, and high-performance infrastructure to ensure effective
deployment.
Executive insight:
"Planning for change and ensuring
flexibility are key to navigating AI adoption. As power and data
demands increase exponentially in the age of AI, investing in and
deploying the right AI-ready data infrastructure is not only
essential to effective deployment and energy efficiency, but to
driving the most value out of AI projects. Today's report offers
important insights for IT leaders on both the consequences of
failing to plan for the changes required to implement AI, as well
as the benefits of being prepared for AI's impact on
infrastructure." – Rob Lee, Chief
Technology Officer, Pure Storage.
Learn more:
- Read the full report: Drivers of Change: Meeting the Energy and
Data Challenges of AI Adoption
- Pure Storage Drives Global Customer Breakthroughs with
Enterprise-Scale AI Initiatives
About Pure Storage
Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG)
uncomplicates data storage, forever. Pure delivers a cloud
experience that empowers every organization to get the most from
their data while reducing the complexity and expense of managing
the infrastructure behind it. Pure's commitment to providing true
storage as-a-service gives customers the agility to meet changing
data needs at speed and scale, whether they are deploying
traditional workloads, modern applications, containers, or more.
Pure believes it can make a significant impact in reducing data
center emissions worldwide through its environmental sustainability
efforts, including designing products and solutions that enable
customers to reduce their carbon and energy footprint. And with the
highest Net Promoter Score in the industry, Pure's ever-expanding
list of customers are among the happiest in the world. For more
information, visit www.purestorage.com.
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